After some 2,230 nautical miles we have finally made it to Kodiak, Alaska, and in doing so, have officially crossed the entire Pacific Ocean ... all 7,700 nautical miles of it (our total route distance).

Years in the making, months in planning, weeks in preparation, hours in second guessing, minutes in a panic and only seconds left (actually, a few hours) before we depart and leave Australia’s fair shores!

Aussie blogger James Ellingford and his familial crew aboard Pendana are preparing for a multi-year circumnavigation aboard their beloved Nordhavn 62. Read on and discover the first steps of their world tour.